Tres Orejas

Tres Orejas: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Tres Orejas

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

Visiting Tres Orejas: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Tres Orejas — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.41752, -105.80974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tres Orejas

• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~12 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~19 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~38 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tres Orejas

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Tres Orejas

• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~38 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lamy Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~63 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~65 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~66 km · Must-see

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